We made a quick pit stop around 10:30am for a bathroom break and a chance for everyone to get some food. I got a chocolate muffin to eat there, and a ham, cheese, and tomato sauce pastry for later. To get there, all 50 of us plus chaperones/ program leaders piled onto a giant charter bus and set out for the 4 hour trek through the mountains. Literally though, we drove through the mountains, as in we went through tunnels inside the mountains. I've never seen anything like it before. Although I slept through most of it, I was awake enough to catch a glimpse of the incredible views and to read some (I've started reading "The Help").
At around 3:30pm, we had finally arrived on Corfu! It took a while for this massive bus to navigate through the tiny streets; there were some times I was convinced there was no way we would make it around such a sharp corner. The hotel we stayed at was called "Corfu Holiday Palace" and was 5 stars! It was nice to be pampered in such a nice place, even if it was just for the weekend.
Dinner was served on the -1 floor on the hotel, and was a buffet style meal. There was a salad/cheese/deli meat bar, a main course area, and a desserts area; I usually filled up one plate from each area so I could try a little bit of everything. Because Corfu is in between Greece and Italy, it has a lot of Italian influence, which means there was lots of yummy pasta (something that is not very prevalent in the traditional Greek meal).
9pm meant it was time to load up on the bus to take us all downtown to shop and explore. We were in such a quaint little town and it was so cute all lit up at night. I believe the town was called Corfu Town, but I'm not positive. We shopped around for a few hours before the whole group met up at a cafe/ bar for drinks. A few of us wanted to stay out even later, so we went to this club called Drops that was right on the port and had a great view at night. (If you haven't noticed a common theme, you can get a great view almost anywhere in Greece!) It was super packed but a lot of fun.
Lots of educational adventures on the schedule for tomorrow!
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